Ronald Allan Kelley Poe, better known as Fernando Poe, Jr. and colloquially known
as FPJ and Da King, was an actor and cultural icon and was made a Philippine National
Artist for Film in 2006.

FERNANDO POE JR.

From the 1950s, Poe played steadfast film heroes who fight for the common man, which
won him respect and admiration. He did not complete high school but went on to win
numerous awards and prizes as an actor and film director.

In 1965, he shared the lead in The Ravagers, a film depicting the United States and
the Philippines working together against Japanese war time occupation. The film is
considered one of the most influential Filipino films, and it helped establish Poe's
status as a movie icon. Poe became an award-winning actor and garnered the most
best actor awards at the FAMAS. Among the movies that received awards were Mga Alabok
ng Lupa (1967), Asedillo (1971) and Durugin si Totoy Bato.

During the latter part of his career, he ran an unsuccessful bid for President of
the Philippines in the 2004 presidential election against the former president Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo.